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A photograph of a seated man with long dark matted hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a leopard-print sleeveless garment, rust-red cloth over his lap and layered rudraksha malas with a gold ornament, placing his right palm on the head of a young boy kneeling with hands folded in namaskar. The boy wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala. Behind them stands a golden deity murti of a seated figure and an ornate gold-toned wall. To the left, two attendants in saffron and white stand nearby, one holding a rudraksha mala. a person appears as the seated man, identified by long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print garment; the blessing gesture suggests a ritual blessing scene.

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July 25 20172017-07-25August 10 20172017-08-10July 04 20162016-07-04A seated man with long dark hair and a brown rudraksha-style shawl, wearing a maroon garment, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a young boy with a shaved head, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The boy wears an orange and gold-bordered garment and a beaded necklace, and has white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Behind them a golden trident (trishul) stands near a maroon draped altar with ornate gold necklaces hanging above. A woman in white kneels in the background, and another standing figure in orange robes with white ash marks is at the right edge. Greenery frames the left side. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a satsang or darshan.2014-12-26A seated man with long dark hair piled high and adorned with small orange beads, wearing a rust-red robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a gold earring, places his hand on the head of a young girl with a bare upper body and a white cord. The girl stands before him with eyes lowered. Behind them, men in white and gold-bordered dhotis with rudraksha malas stand near a gold ornate throne with a red curtain and colorful striped floor mat. A person in a gold-bordered purple garment sits to the side holding a brass vessel, and a bronze lamp stands nearby. A small portrait of a bearded figure appears on a gold backdrop.2017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a temple blessing in a gold-decorated shrine. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas and a leopard-print sleeveless garment places his right hand on the head of a boy with palms pressed together in namaste. The boy wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a robed person in orange stands near ornate gold carvings, and a small golden deity murti sits in the foreground. Blurred heads of onlookers frame the lower edge.2017-07-25A photograph of a shaved-headed boy in white kurta with an orange shawl receiving a blessing as a long-haired man in a maroon-red wrap, multiple rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlet and gold ceremonial necklace places his palm on the boy's head. The boy raises his left palm in a gesture of reception. Behind them, robed attendants in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand, and a golden deity murti with a bowl and a golden peacock-shaped vessel sit in the foreground beside green leaves. A purple curtain and gold pillar frame the scene, indicating a ritual setting like shaktipada or diksha initiation. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold necklace) is the blessing giver.2017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a saffron-orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, extending his right hand to touch the head of a young girl with curly hair in white clothes. Behind them a gold-decorated throne-like backdrop is visible, and a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches. Standing in the background are a woman in white with an orange-and-red shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and ID badge. Swamiji appears as a probable in-person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and saffron-gold shawl.2017-08-09July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copies